Ilia Kulik is a Russian figure skater who won the men's singles title at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Born in 1977, he started skating at five, took the world junior title and the European title in 1995, and won silver at the 1996 World Championships. In the 1997 to 1998 season he took the Champion Series Final, now the Grand Prix Final, and the Russian national title, then won Olympic gold at age 20, one of the youngest men to do so in figure skating. A recurring back injury ended his amateur career and he moved into shows, including the Stars on Ice tour. He also acted briefly in the film Center Stage and married the skater Ekaterina Gordeeva.
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1. Olympedia: Ilya Kulik
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Born 23 May 1977
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Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Singles, Men
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In November 1994, he won the 1995 World Junior title and then, a few months later, the 1995 European title, at the age of 17. He was ninth at his first senior World Championships. The next season, he won silver at the 1996 World Championships. During the 1997-98 season, Kulik won gold at the 1997 NHK Trophy and silver at the 1997 Skate Canada International to qualify for the Champion Series Final (now known as the Grand Prix Final) where he won the gold medal. He also won the Russian national title but missed the 1998 European Championships as a result of back problems. At the 1998 Olympics, Kulik placed first in both the short and long programs and won the Olympic title at the age of 20 years and 267 days, became one of the youngest male figure skating Olympic champions.
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a Russian figure skater
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At the 1998 Olympics, Kulik placed first in both the short and long programs
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The next season, he won silver at the 1996 World Championships.
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